Abstract

SOLANO, Jaime; CABRERA, Luis Felipe; PINTO, Renzo  and  LOPEZ, Rocío. Current management of adenomas of the ampulla of Vater. rev. colomb. cir. [online]. 2016, vol.31, n.3, pp.212-218. ISSN 2011-7582.

Introduction: Historically, the management of periampullary tumors, malignant or benign, has been radical surgery, starting with Alessandro Codivilla, who in 1898 described the surgical technique for the performance of pancreaticoduodenectomy. Later, in 1899, William Halsted performed the first transduodenal ampullectomy. The complexity of these procedures, the associated complications and high mortality stimulated the development of novel minimally invasive surgical techniques. Case report: Fifty five year old female with incidental finding of an adenoma of the ampulla of Vater at endoscopy of the upper digestive tract, T1N0M0, managed by endoscopic papillectomy, without complications; surgical pathology reported negative margins. Discussion: Endoscopic papillectomy was first reported by Ponchon et al in 1989. The presence of an adenoma of the ampulla of Vater remains asymptomatic and the diagnosis is an incidental finding during upper digestive tract endoscopy. The diagnosis of this neoplasm is made by the endoscopic appearance and histopathology. It is imperative to use a lateral duodenoscope in order to have full assessment of the papilla. It is also important performing pancreatic biliary endosonography, as this determines the depth of the lesion and also rules out local or regional lymphadenopathy. Endoscopic papillectomy is a procedure that requires experienced hands, to avoid complications such as perforation, cholangitis, papillary stenosis, bleeding and pancreatitis, the last two being the most common with an incidence up to 25-30%. Conclusions: Randomized clinical trials are required to substantiate the benefit of endoscopic papillectomy in malignant pathology, and also there is need to develop management guidelines.

Keywords : adenoma; ampulla of Vater; cholangiopancreatography; endoscopic retrograde; sphincterotomy; endoscopic; endosonography.

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